forty per cent of workers will not retire at 65, says new survey
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
According to a new survey, over 40 per cent of people plan to continue working beyond the official age of retirement (currently at 65 years).
Read more ...Architecture students showcase their talents at GMIT
Thu, Jun 10, 2010
A large architectural exhibition which will feature some 100 architectural drawings and prints by over 90 students is currently on display at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology.
Read more ...Success for charity with ‘Trio of Seminars’
Thu, Jun 10, 2010
The people of Galway were treated to a gourmet of training delights recently in the Menlo Park Hotel — all part of raising awareness and money for vulnerable children in Zambia. In all €2,500 was raised with every cent going to the children under the
Read more ...Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa Galway win excellence awards
Thu, Jun 10, 2010
Always a pleasure to receive, awards are even more welcome when they are voted on by the most important people – the guests and visitors who eat, drink and stay in any hotel. Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa Galway, no stranger to awards of all kinds since opening in 2001, is delighted to have recently won two great awards as voted for by VIPs – their guests – a Studiosus Quality Award 2009 & a CIE Award of Excellence 2009.
Read more ...NUI Galway Executive MBA students undertake major strategic study with Alan Kerins Projects
Thu, Jun 10, 2010
In a unique collaboration, the graduating Executive MBA class at NUI Galway have completed a strategic study of the Alan Kerins Projects (AKP) charity. The study was undertaken with NUI Galway lecturer, Mike Moroney, during the second and final-year of the Executive MBA programme and was conducted on a pro bono basis. The study was presented to Alan Kerins and the board of AKP at a recent function at NUI Galway.
Read more ...Voting open to award Galway’s best
Thu, Jun 03, 2010
With 186 business entries to choose from in the inaugural Galway’s Best Awards, voting has now opened to the public allowing you to determine who really is Galway’s best! Customers are encouraged to log onto the Galway’s Best website, www.GalwaysBestAwards.com, and vote for your favourite in each of the categories.
Read more ...Health issues focus of social marketing conference
Thu, Jun 03, 2010
NUI Galway will hold its second annual Social Marketing Conference entitled Making it Happen – Changing Behaviours and Changing Policies tomorrow Friday, 4 June in the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics. In these demanding times, insights into enabling, encouraging and supporting human behaviour from Social marketing provides new ways to successfully tackle social and public issues in, for example, health, the environment, the community, and policy formulation.
Social marketing is the application of marketing concepts and techniques to achieve specific behavioural goals for a social good. Social marketing has already had considerable success in tackling issues such as obesity, smoking, cancer screening, recycling and road safety in countries including the USA, Canada, Britain, France, New Zealand and Australia. For example, Social marketing underpinned the recent Get Your Life in Gear Safefood intervention to tackle male obesity for truck drivers in a work setting across Ireland, resulting in positive behavioural change around food choices and physical activity.
Read more ...Women must be better represented in business and politics says Harkin
Thu, Jun 03, 2010
Two women TDs from Fianna Fail and Fine Gael came in for criticism at the presentation of Business Women of the Year Awards in Mayo this week.
Read more ...Talent Fusion — Innovating your talent to achieve success
Thu, May 27, 2010
In these challenging times finding the ideal job, progressing in your current career, or ensuring that your employees have the skills they need to flourish is more important than ever before. Talent Fusion training and career transition consultancy, based in Deerpark Business Centre, Oranmore, was established in 2002 with the aim of helping individuals and companies achieve excellence through innovative customised career development and training solutions.
Read more ...New west of Ireland Democrats Abroad group to meet in Galway
Thu, May 27, 2010
The new west of Ireland chapter of Democrats Abroad will meet on Saturday, May 29, at 2.30pm in Flannerys Hotel, Dublin Road, Galway.
Read more ...DERI researcher gets key role at top IT event
Thu, May 20, 2010
Dr Edward Curry, an eBusiness Researcher at the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI), NUI Galway will join senior executives from around the world as a featured panellist at the 2010 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, the premier international event for Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and senior IT executives to become better business leaders.
Read more ...Top ten online marketing tips for SMEs
Thu, May 20, 2010
The digital marketing revolution has truly arrived and the internet is now helping us find information, goods, and services not just globally but locally, quickly, and easily. Here is a 10 tip overview of top online actions for SMEs; for existing website owners to enhance their visibility for their websites and drive revenue online, and Web 2.0 strategies for non website owners, that don’t incur any cost, just time.
Read more ...Bank of Ireland launches its second National Enterprise Week in Galway
Thu, May 20, 2010
Bank of Ireland has launched its second National Enterprise Week which will feature more than 60 tailored advice seminars along with showcasing opportunities in branches for business owners, taking place across its retail branch network from Monday May 24 to Friday May 28. The week long initiative, which is open to both customers and non-customers, is being held as part of the bank’s ongoing commitment to actively support business recovery in the SME sector by providing them with the necessary financial support and practical advice during the current challenging trading environment.
This two-stranded approach aims to provide advice events for businesses with an opportunity to meet with leading industry experts, and learn from their experiences, while the ‘Show your Business’ element will give businesses a platform on which to promote their products/services in bank branches to a new marketplace and to network with other businesses which face similar challenges. The initiative has been recognised as part of European SME Week 2010, which takes place across Europe between May 25 and June 1.
Read more ...Galwayman beats high street costs by opening Subway kiosk
Thu, May 13, 2010
A Galway entrepreneur who opened his first Subway store over five years ago is now employing more than 40 people having brought a new concept for selling subs to the people of the city.
Read more ...CPC hits the 10,000 mark in new drivers trained for business
Thu, May 13, 2010
CPC.IE, Ireland’s CPC specialists have now trained 10,000 drivers in their “nationally acclaimed” Driver and Transport Management CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) courses. Kerry-based CPC.IE have been delivering Transport Training Courses for 25 years at 30 venues throughout the country.
Read more ...Entrepreneurship Forum 2010 — one stop shop for emerging entrepreneurs
Thu, May 13, 2010
The 2010 Entrepreneurship Forum, aimed at new innovative companies and individuals with business ideas, will be held in the Galway Technology Centre on Tuesday May 25 from 4pm to 7pm.
Read more ...Seedcorn fund of €280,000 is open to companies
Thu, May 13, 2010
Local entrepreneurs could get a huge cash boost for their businesses thanks to a prize fund of €280,000 being offered by InterTradeIreland’s All-Island Seedcorn Business Competition 2010. The competition is the largest on the island in terms of the prize fund available and in the past has helped give fledgling firms a ‘lift-off’.
Read more ...New digital system can transform bus service
Thu, May 13, 2010
Bus Eireann has just launched a new digital media initiative which it claims is the first national service of its kind in Europeand which will make bus travel much more attractive to hundreds of thousands of bus users nationwide.
Read more ...Passport developer opens door for new jobs in Connemara
Thu, May 06, 2010
Leading electronic passport developer HID Global, is to make substantial investment in expanding its Connemara plant, it was announced this week.
Read more ...Galway and Belfast to be linked by air 18 times a week
Thu, May 06, 2010
Galway is be linked by air to Belfast up to 18 times a week from this July, it was announced this week. Designed to stimulate commerce and tourism between the two cities, Manx2.com is to operate a twice-daily commuter service most weekdays, re-opening air links between Belfast and the West of Ireland.
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